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azeitão, made using cardoon instead
of rennet, and one the world’s 昀椀nest
cheeses. Live music in the evening.
By The Wine
R. Das Flores 41-43,
6pm to midnight every day.
bythewine.pt
Barrel-vaulted wine bar and restaurant
serving all of Portuguese wine giant
Sogrape’s 80 or so wines: there is
plenty to choose from for 40€ and
below, or you can splash out on a
bottle of the legendary Barca Velha
(900€ for the 2015). Snacks include
terri昀椀c octopus, ceviches, sardines,
acorn-fed ham and cheeses, and steaks
are a speciality.
Sardines grilling on a charcoal brazier
Madame Bacchus
Where to Eat
R. de São Mamede 30G,
5pm to 11.30 pm Tuesday to Saturday
madamebacchus.eatbu
Belcanto
On the western edge of Alfama, a bar
à vins: literally, since the couple who
own it, Gilles and Amandine, are from
Paris. The wine list features 90 or so
excellent wines from small producers
all over Portugal, and the tapas-style
menu has a distinctly Gallic twist: try
the sardine rillettes.
A Brasileira
R. Serpa Pinto 10A,
open 12.30-3 and 5-12, Tuesday to
Saturday
belcanto.pt
Star chef José Avillez’s two-Michelinstarred restaurant in Chiado offers
both à la carte and tasting menus:
his dishes fuse modern techniques
with the 昀椀nest Portuguese produce,
while sommelier Nádia Desidério has
350 wines on her list, 80% of them
Portuguese.
R. Garrett 122,
open 8am to midnight every day
lojascomhistoria.pt
An historic, high-ceilinged and
ornately decorated café in the heart
of Chiado, the perfect place for um
bica (a small coffee) and a pastel de
nata. Outside, on the mosaic terrace,
is a bronze statue (Lisbon’s most
photographed) of Fernando Pessoa,
Lisbon’s pre-eminent man of letters
and an habitué of A Brasileira; next
door to the café is Casa Havaneza, the
best place in Lisbon to buy cigars.
Statue of Fernando Pessoa sits outside the
cafe Brasiliera in Chiado Lisbon Portugal
Alma
R. Anchieta 15,
open 12–3:30 pm, 7 pm–12 am Tuesday to
Saturday
almalisboa.pt
The ornate Art Nouveau interior of A Brasileira, one of the oldest and best known
coffee houses in Lisbon
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Lisbon’s other Michelin two-star is
the 昀椀efdom of Henrique Sá Pessoa:
his menus combine faultless technique
with painterly presentation and intense
昀氀avours, with seafood - as in his
“Coast to Coast” menu - a speciality.
The wine list has many Portuguese
treasures, and more than 40 are
available by the glass.
